Semi-automated measurement of motility of human subgingival microflora by image analysis

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 612-616

  Ojima, M ^a   Tamagawa, H ^a   Hayashi, N ^a   Hanioka, T ^a   Shizukuishi, S ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacterial motility; Computer; Human subgingival microflora; Image analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; GINGIVA; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTITIS; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPIROCHETE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FURCATION DEFECTS; GINGIVA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PERIODONTITIS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPIROCHAETALES; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032134768     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.1998.tb02496.x     Document Type: Article

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